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The abrupt cancellation of a Hocking Hills race scheduled for Saturday has prompted complaints
to the Ohio attorney general’s office from runners who paid registration fees and might not receive
refunds.

Seven people have filed complaints, Kate Hanson, a spokeswoman at the attorney general’s office,
said yesterday.

The Great American Mud Run promotes 5K obstacle-course runs across the country. Saturday’s event
was to be at the 200-acre Kaeppner’s Woods near Logan. Registration cost $59 to $89 per person.

The Great American Mud Run website says that it supports a charity that, in turn, supports
wounded military veterans.

The promoter sent an email on Monday notifying runners and land owner William Kaeppner that the
run had been canceled. The email said that per policy, it did not offer refunds “for any reason, to
include event cancellation,” and advised runners, “contact your credit-card company to explore your
available options.”

The company cannot be reached by its website, email or by phone, said Kaeppner and runners.

Kaeppner said the promoter paid $5,000 to hold the date, including 30 days before and another 30
days after.